(SOUN) SoundHound AI - Ratings and Ratios
Voice AI Platform, Conversational Assistant, Smart Answering, Houndify Tools
Dividends
Currently no dividends paid| Risk via 10d forecast | |
|---|---|
| Volatility | 86.0% |
| Value at Risk 5%th | 113% |
| Relative Tail Risk | -19.87% |
| Reward TTM | |
|---|---|
| Sharpe Ratio | 0.75 |
| Alpha | -6.74 |
| CAGR/Max DD | 1.65 |
| Character TTM | |
|---|---|
| Hurst Exponent | 0.431 |
| Beta | 2.722 |
| Beta Downside | 1.896 |
| Drawdowns 3y | |
|---|---|
| Max DD | 70.37% |
| Mean DD | 42.70% |
| Median DD | 46.35% |
Description: SOUN SoundHound AI November 05, 2025
SoundHound AI, Inc. (NASDAQ:SOUN) builds independent voice-AI platforms that power conversational experiences for automotive, TV, IoT, and customer-service applications across the United States, Korea, France, Japan, Germany, and other markets. Its flagship Houndify suite provides APIs for text and voice queries, custom command support, a large domain library, SDKs, collaboration tools, diagnostics, and analytics, while SoundHound Chat AI adds real-time data feeds (weather, sports, stocks, flight status, restaurants) and the Smart Answering product delivers bespoke voice assistants for enterprises.
Beyond the core platform, the company offers a stack of complementary technologies: CaiNET (machine-learning orchestration of domains), CaiLAN (response arbitration), Dynamic Interaction (multimodal customer-service UI), Smart Ordering (voice-first ordering for restaurants), plus core speech-recognition, natural-language-understanding, wake-word detection, text-to-speech, and embedded voice solutions for OEMs and enterprises. Founded in 2005 and headquartered in Santa Clara, California, SoundHound targets both B2B integration and consumer-facing voice experiences.
Recent financial and market signals suggest modest but accelerating traction: FY 2023 revenue reached roughly $45 million, a year-over-year increase of ~30%, and the company disclosed a strategic partnership with Hyundai Motor Group to embed Houndify in next-generation infotainment systems. The global voice-AI market is projected by IDC to grow at a CAGR of ~20% through 2030, driven by rising adoption of hands-free interfaces in cars and smart homes-key tailwinds for SoundHound’s addressable market. However, the stock trades at a high forward-PE relative to legacy enterprise-software peers, and the firm faces intense competition from Amazon Alexa, Google Assistant, and emerging Chinese players, which adds execution risk.
For a deeper quantitative assessment, you may want to explore ValueRay’s detailed valuation models for SOUN.
Piotroski VR‑10 (Strict, 0-10) 0.0
| Net Income (-312.7m TTM) > 0 and > 6% of Revenue (6% = 8.90m TTM) |
| FCFTA -0.16 (>2.0%) and ΔFCFTA 2.39pp (YES ≥ +1.0pp, WARN ≥ +0.5pp) |
| NWC/Revenue 182.1% (prev 165.0%; Δ 17.11pp) (YES ≤20% & Δ≤-1pp; WARN ≤25% & Δ≤0 oder ≤40% & Δ≤-3pp) |
| CFO/TA -0.16 (>3.0%) and CFO -109.5m > Net Income -312.7m (YES >=105%, WARN >=100%) |
| NO Net Debt/EBITDA fails (EBITDA <= 0) |
| Current Ratio 5.15 (target 1.5–3.0; WARN 1.2–<1.5 or >3.0–5.0; CFO/TA gate active) |
| Outstanding Shares last Quarter (411.7m) change vs 12m ago 14.24% (target <= -2.0% for YES) |
| Gross Margin 39.75% (prev 60.68%; Δ -20.93pp) >=18% & Δ>=+0.5pp (WARN >=15% & Δ>=0) |
| Asset Turnover 24.70% (prev 13.47%; Δ 11.23pp) >=50% & Δ>=+2pp (WARN >=35% & Δ>=0) |
| Interest Coverage Ratio -165.0 (EBITDA TTM -263.8m / Interest Expense TTM 1.87m) >= 6 (WARN >= 3) |
Altman Z'' -9.00
| (A) 0.38 = (Total Current Assets 335.4m - Total Current Liabilities 65.1m) / Total Assets 702.2m |
| (B) -1.42 = Retained Earnings (Balance) -997.1m / Total Assets 702.2m |
| warn (B) unusual magnitude: -1.42 — check mapping/units |
| (C) -0.51 = EBIT TTM -308.0m / Avg Total Assets 600.9m |
| (D) -3.29 = Book Value of Equity -996.9m / Total Liabilities 303.0m |
| Total Rating: -9.00 = (6.56 * A) + (3.26 * B) + (6.72 * C) + (1.05 * D) |
ValueRay F-Score (Strict, 0-100) 34.84
| 1. Piotroski 0.0pt |
| 2. FCF Yield -2.47% |
| 3. FCF Margin -74.17% |
| 4. Debt/Equity 0.01 |
| 5. Debt/Ebitda 1.00 |
| 6. ROIC - WACC (= -108.4)% |
| 7. RoE -93.43% |
| 8. Rev. Trend 94.40% |
| 9. EPS Trend 44.60% |
What is the price of SOUN shares?
Over the past week, the price has changed by -0.34%, over one month by -31.15%, over three months by -7.54% and over the past year by +32.66%.
Is SOUN a buy, sell or hold?
- Strong Buy: 3
- Buy: 2
- Hold: 3
- Sell: 0
- Strong Sell: 0
What are the forecasts/targets for the SOUN price?
| Issuer | Target | Up/Down from current |
|---|---|---|
| Wallstreet Target Price | 16.9 | 43.8% |
| Analysts Target Price | 16.9 | 43.8% |
| ValueRay Target Price | 13.7 | 16.3% |
SOUN Fundamental Data Overview November 25, 2025
P/E Forward = 227.2727
P/S = 31.7611
P/B = 11.801
Beta = 2.783
Revenue TTM = 148.4m USD
EBIT TTM = -308.0m USD
EBITDA TTM = -263.8m USD
Long Term Debt = 4.82m USD (from capitalLeaseObligations, last quarter)
Short Term Debt = 2.34m USD (from shortTermDebt, last quarter)
Debt = 4.82m USD (from shortLongTermDebtTotal, last quarter)
Net Debt = -264.1m USD (from netDebt column, last quarter)
Enterprise Value = 4.45b USD (4.71b + Debt 4.82m - CCE 268.9m)
Interest Coverage Ratio = -165.0 (Ebit TTM -308.0m / Interest Expense TTM 1.87m)
FCF Yield = -2.47% (FCF TTM -110.1m / Enterprise Value 4.45b)
FCF Margin = -74.17% (FCF TTM -110.1m / Revenue TTM 148.4m)
Net Margin = -210.7% (Net Income TTM -312.7m / Revenue TTM 148.4m)
Gross Margin = 39.75% ((Revenue TTM 148.4m - Cost of Revenue TTM 89.4m) / Revenue TTM)
Gross Margin QoQ = 42.62% (prev 39.04%)
Tobins Q-Ratio = 6.34 (Enterprise Value 4.45b / Total Assets 702.2m)
Interest Expense / Debt = 3.17% (Interest Expense 153.0k / Debt 4.82m)
Taxrate = -0.42% (negative due to tax credits) (457.0k / -108.8m)
NOPAT = -309.2m (EBIT -308.0m * (1 - -0.42%)) [loss with tax shield] [negative tax rate / tax credits]
Current Ratio = 5.15 (Total Current Assets 335.4m / Total Current Liabilities 65.1m)
Debt / Equity = 0.01 (Debt 4.82m / totalStockholderEquity, last quarter 399.2m)
Debt / EBITDA = 1.00 (negative EBITDA) (Net Debt -264.1m / EBITDA -263.8m)
Debt / FCF = 2.40 (negative FCF - burning cash) (Net Debt -264.1m / FCF TTM -110.1m)
Total Stockholder Equity = 334.7m (last 4 quarters mean from totalStockholderEquity)
RoA = -44.52% (Net Income -312.7m / Total Assets 702.2m)
RoE = -93.43% (Net Income TTM -312.7m / Total Stockholder Equity 334.7m)
RoCE = -90.71% (EBIT -308.0m / Capital Employed (Equity 334.7m + L.T.Debt 4.82m))
RoIC = -92.41% (negative operating profit) (NOPAT -309.2m / Invested Capital 334.7m)
WACC = 16.03% (E(4.71b)/V(4.72b) * Re(16.04%) + D(4.82m)/V(4.72b) * Rd(3.17%) * (1-Tc(-0.00)))
Discount Rate = 16.04% (= CAPM, Blume Beta Adj.)
Shares Correlation 3-Years: 100.0 | Cagr: 27.21%
Fair Price DCF = unknown (Cash Flow -110.1m)
EPS Correlation: 44.60 | EPS CAGR: 0.14% | SUE: 2.19 | # QB: 2
Revenue Correlation: 94.40 | Revenue CAGR: 75.05% | SUE: 0.45 | # QB: 0
EPS next Quarter (2026-03-31): EPS=-0.04 | Chg30d=-0.011 | Revisions Net=+1 | Analysts=6
EPS next Year (2026-12-31): EPS=-0.07 | Chg30d=-0.023 | Revisions Net=+1 | Growth EPS=+44.3% | Growth Revenue=+38.3%
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